School of Culture and Society
Organisational unit: Faculty
Organisation profile
The School of Culture and Society continues an almost thirty-year tradition of teaching and research in cultural studies at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. At the faculty, more than one hundred scholars from disciplines such as art history, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, sociology, geography and history teach and conduct research in a total of five institutes. The faculty currently offers three majors ("Cultural Studies," "Studium Individuale", and "Digital Media") and four minors ("Philosophy," "Digital Media / Information Technology and Culture", and "Studium Individuale") at Leuphana College and four master's degrees ("Critical Studies - Arts - Theory - History", "Media and Digital Cultures", "Culture and Organization" and "Theory and History of Modernity").
Topics
Die Wissenschaftsinitiative Kulturforschung fragt nach den historischen und kulturellen Grundlagen, Praktiken und Werten der Zivilgesellschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Aus der Perspektive der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften verbindet die Initiative zwei anwendungsorientierte Forschungsschwerpunkte (Kunst & visuelle Kultur, Medienkultur & Kommunikation) mit einem starken Kernbereich Integrativer Kulturforschung. Beteiligt sind derzeit etwa 20 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Kunst, Medien, Philosophie, Geschichte, Literatur, Soziologie, Politik, Informatik und Geographie/Raumwissenschaft.
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Boston University
Esther Marie Seha (Visiting researcher)
01.05.2015 → 31.07.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Brown University
Lukas Betzler (Visiting researcher)
08.2019 → 12.2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Canterbury Christ Church University
Martin Warnke (Visiting lecturer)
09.06.1987 → 12.06.1987Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Center for Advanced Internet Studies GmbH
Armin Beverungen (Visiting researcher)
01.03.2019 → 15.10.2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droit et les institutions pénales - CESDIP
Andrea Kretschmann (Visiting researcher)
01.03.2017 → 30.03.2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Concordia University
Nelly Yaa Pinkrah (Visiting researcher)
10.2018 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Andrea Kretschmann (Visiting lecturer)
01.03.2018 → 01.04.2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Andrea Kretschmann (Visiting researcher)
01.06.2016 → 15.06.2016Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
European Union (EU) Centre in Singapore
Tobias Lenz (Visiting researcher)
08.2009 → 09.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
European University, Florenz
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Visiting researcher)
09.2014 → 12.2014Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research